Associate Professor and SAFElab founder Desmond Upton Patton is one of 60 leaders from across the non-profit, military, public, and private…
Category: Faculty News
Qin Gao’s Carnegie Council Interview One of 2018’s Most Popular
Highlights from Dr. Qin Gao’s interview on poverty reduction and social welfare in China ranked among the Carnegie Council for…
School of Social Work Launches MOOC on Social Policy, Its First
When public policy courses are taught at universities in the United States, programs that involve caring for citizens’ welfare typically…
Three Professors Reminisce about Lunar New Year in China
Chinese New Year, which many of our students, faculty, and administrators will be celebrating, begins today and runs until February…
Workplace Center Recognized for Role in Helping Foster Youth Get Jobs
Finding interventions to support foster youth make the transition into the world of work is a challenge—but it is the…
SSWR Names Desmond Patton as Fellow
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) has selected Associate Professor Desmond U. Patton as a 2019 Fellow, recognizing…
Tributes to Professor Steven Schinke
Since we announced the loss of Steven Schinke, the D’Elbert and Selma Keenan Professor of Social Work and senior advisor…
Remembering Steven Schinke
Professor Schinke’s groundbreaking research significantly moved forward social work knowledge in many important domains including mental health, substance abuse, AIDS…
CSSW Welcomes Two New Full-Time Faculty Members
Two new tenure-track faculty members have joined the Columbia School of Social Work at the start of the 2018–2019 academic…
Heidi Allen Named to NIH Health Disparities Committee
Associate Professor Heidi L. Allen has been appointed to serve on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Disparities and…